Maggie Fritz-Morkin
@emeffem.bsky.social
Medievalist/ italianist/ tennist, associate prof UNC-Chapel Hill, Boccaccio, prose and other cons. Up with the stars
Stay up writing three different service documents that will be read by no one and a robot?
Yes I think I shall
Yes I think I shall
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Stay up writing three different service documents that will be read by no one and a robot?
Yes I think I shall
Yes I think I shall
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DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
ChatGPT cuts in action
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
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lets be honest if they hadn't died in unrequited love and had got the families to sign on, the inevitable divorce between Romeo and Juliet would have been legendarily toxic
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
lets be honest if they hadn't died in unrequited love and had got the families to sign on, the inevitable divorce between Romeo and Juliet would have been legendarily toxic
“A small town north of Raleigh”
Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy www.courthousenews.com/judge-quashe...
Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy www.courthousenews.com/judge-quashe...
Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy
Carrboro, North Carolina, claimed that Duke Energy should be responsible for damage from climate change-related weather.
www.courthousenews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
“A small town north of Raleigh”
Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy www.courthousenews.com/judge-quashe...
Judge quashes small town's climate change suit against Duke Energy www.courthousenews.com/judge-quashe...
All-muppet Game of Thrones, with human Jon Snow
There I said it
There I said it
February 13, 2026 at 12:58 AM
All-muppet Game of Thrones, with human Jon Snow
There I said it
There I said it
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UNC-CH AAUP opposes classroom recording for any reason without the instructor’s consent. We were shocked to learn on 2/9 that the Interim Provost had drafted a new policy allowing the recording of classes to go into effect on 2/16.
Read our statement: unc-ch-aaup.org/assets/state...
Read our statement: unc-ch-aaup.org/assets/state...
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
UNC-CH AAUP opposes classroom recording for any reason without the instructor’s consent. We were shocked to learn on 2/9 that the Interim Provost had drafted a new policy allowing the recording of classes to go into effect on 2/16.
Read our statement: unc-ch-aaup.org/assets/state...
Read our statement: unc-ch-aaup.org/assets/state...
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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
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Hey, read this. lpeproject.org/blog/whistli...
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Hey, read this. lpeproject.org/blog/whistli...
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As an academic librarian, I'm deeply concerned that my profession is becoming one focused solely on compliance. And even more concerning, that many of my colleagues seem just fine with this. I'm not naive enough to think this is new, but I feel it EVERY day now and it's getting worse.
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
As an academic librarian, I'm deeply concerned that my profession is becoming one focused solely on compliance. And even more concerning, that many of my colleagues seem just fine with this. I'm not naive enough to think this is new, but I feel it EVERY day now and it's getting worse.
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Detail tucked into the @rsaorg.bsky.social instructions page for their conference next week, re: items to be picked up at the Registration Desk: "Complimentary bag of dates to break the fast for those observing Ramadan."
Just about broke my heart to see such a small but thoughtful act of inclusion.
Just about broke my heart to see such a small but thoughtful act of inclusion.
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Detail tucked into the @rsaorg.bsky.social instructions page for their conference next week, re: items to be picked up at the Registration Desk: "Complimentary bag of dates to break the fast for those observing Ramadan."
Just about broke my heart to see such a small but thoughtful act of inclusion.
Just about broke my heart to see such a small but thoughtful act of inclusion.
You know what, today was not a great day to have Alibech (Decameron 3.10) on the syllabus in my first year seminar
(Male fantasy story of a monk who teaches 14yo how to “put the Devil back in hell” and it becomes her sole desire)
(Male fantasy story of a monk who teaches 14yo how to “put the Devil back in hell” and it becomes her sole desire)
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
You know what, today was not a great day to have Alibech (Decameron 3.10) on the syllabus in my first year seminar
(Male fantasy story of a monk who teaches 14yo how to “put the Devil back in hell” and it becomes her sole desire)
(Male fantasy story of a monk who teaches 14yo how to “put the Devil back in hell” and it becomes her sole desire)
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There are 2 cases in which the policy draft says the university does not need the instructor’s consent or knowledge to record: to “gather evidence in connection with an investigation into alleged violations of university policy,” if agreed to in writing by the provost & chief HR officer 1/2
UNC is close to finalizing its policy which outlines permissible circumstances to *SECRETLY RECORD FACULTY IN THE CLASSROOM.*
UNC-Chapel Hill Preps Policy on Recording Professors
The school aims to clarify guidelines after a secret recording controversy and growing fear of surveillance.
www.theassemblync.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
There are 2 cases in which the policy draft says the university does not need the instructor’s consent or knowledge to record: to “gather evidence in connection with an investigation into alleged violations of university policy,” if agreed to in writing by the provost & chief HR officer 1/2
To learn how Dante classifies this specific type of fraud (and where you’d land in his hell), bug my class on Feb. 17
“The chilling effect is undeniable,” Palm said, adding that any policy allowing for secret recording is “a big fat red line that is utterly unacceptable, probably illegal, and certainly unethical.” @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social
www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
UNC-Chapel Hill Preps Policy on Recording Professors
The school aims to clarify guidelines after a secret recording controversy and growing fear of surveillance.
www.theassemblync.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
To learn how Dante classifies this specific type of fraud (and where you’d land in his hell), bug my class on Feb. 17
February 8, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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Standup comedy is inherently reactionary. Comedy that ferments in your inner darkness like kimchi is vanguardism
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Standup comedy is inherently reactionary. Comedy that ferments in your inner darkness like kimchi is vanguardism
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This is the moment UNC won this game. #SmartHubert
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This is the moment UNC won this game. #SmartHubert
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[redacted] del Giocondo
Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
February 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
[redacted] del Giocondo
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There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
There is a case to be made that any board of a university that signed an agreement that required paying a fee has breached their fiduciary duty and I think somebody should explore it
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Il était chotinu
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Il était chotinu
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Right now: the federal government has to help these folks and get the power back on, and if they can’t, they should resign
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Right now: the federal government has to help these folks and get the power back on, and if they can’t, they should resign
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
After that: we need a Grid New Deal and rebuild the grid for this century
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Haiti accepted Jewish refugees during WWII before the US would.
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Haiti accepted Jewish refugees during WWII before the US would.
Friends in Oxford, MS are a week into having no power, water, heating, sewer and there’s no news about when any of it will be restored. No FEMA, no national guard. Not much news coverage
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Friends in Oxford, MS are a week into having no power, water, heating, sewer and there’s no news about when any of it will be restored. No FEMA, no national guard. Not much news coverage
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I made more as a waiter in the 90s.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I made more as a waiter in the 90s.
accidentally consumed 200mg caffeine, AMA
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
accidentally consumed 200mg caffeine, AMA